Biochemical and toxinological characterization of Naja sumatrana (Equatorial spitting cobra) venom

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins Including Tropical Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 451-459

  Yap, M K K ^a   Tan, N H ^a   Fung, S Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Cardiotoxin; Cobra venom; Enzyme activity; Naja

Indexed keywords

5' NUCLEOTIDASE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; AMINO ACID OXIDASE; HYALURONIDASE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE; PHOSPHOLIPASE A2; PROTEINASE; SNAKE VENOM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVENOMATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOUSE; NAJA KAOUTHIA; NAJA SIAMENSIS; NAJA SPUTATRIX; NAJA SUMATRANA; NONHUMAN; POISONOUS SNAKE; SNAKEBITE;

EID: 83155176892     PISSN: 16789180     EISSN: 16789199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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